The genetics and biology of Phytophthora infestans: Modern approaches to a historical challenge

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-76

  Judelson, Howard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal life cycles; Fungal taxonomy; Gene identification; Genome analysis; Late blight; Oomycete; Pathogenesis; Phytophthora infestans; Plant microbe interaction; Potato

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031259999     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.1006     Document Type: Review

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